Hope everyone having a great holiday season. This may have been discussed, but nothing specifically showed up in search, and perhaps we can update some thoughts.
I just put my Mini 3 Pro in the air. I knew it was windy (15 mph, according to the Weather App). The controller said nothing about excessive wind, and the drone is rated to 30 mph. That said, it almost flew away. Over water, no less. It was definitely an anxiety-provoking moment.
To review the flight: I took off and initially put the altitude above my house, which was fortunate because the wind blew it over my house. Then I tried to fly, but it kept descending (over water) from around 40 feet to 10 feet. With the wind, the water was far from still; very choppy. I managed to get her to climb, come back to me and land. I have seen people use Sport mode to return from windy conditions, so I tried that, but had no control over the craft. I went back to Normal mode and was able to control the bird. In as much as I landed safely, it was definitely "a moment".
Two questions:
Granted I landed safely, but is the type of situation that is covered by fly away?
Second, any feedback or thoughts on best practices in managing windy situations like this? Again, the wind was below the maximum rated wind, and there were no warnings from the drone (and I've seen them before). Of course the best practice is to just avoid the wind
Thanks, all
I just put my Mini 3 Pro in the air. I knew it was windy (15 mph, according to the Weather App). The controller said nothing about excessive wind, and the drone is rated to 30 mph. That said, it almost flew away. Over water, no less. It was definitely an anxiety-provoking moment.
To review the flight: I took off and initially put the altitude above my house, which was fortunate because the wind blew it over my house. Then I tried to fly, but it kept descending (over water) from around 40 feet to 10 feet. With the wind, the water was far from still; very choppy. I managed to get her to climb, come back to me and land. I have seen people use Sport mode to return from windy conditions, so I tried that, but had no control over the craft. I went back to Normal mode and was able to control the bird. In as much as I landed safely, it was definitely "a moment".
Two questions:
Granted I landed safely, but is the type of situation that is covered by fly away?
Second, any feedback or thoughts on best practices in managing windy situations like this? Again, the wind was below the maximum rated wind, and there were no warnings from the drone (and I've seen them before). Of course the best practice is to just avoid the wind
Thanks, all
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